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Friday, August 8th, 2008July 27, 2006 - A Senate committee chairman denounced at-home genetic tests sold over the Internet as “snake oil” after a government report released today branded the tests unreliable and misleading.
The tests are designed to alert consumers if they carry genetic mutations putting them at higher risk for diseases like diabetesdiabetes and hypertensionhypertension.
But today’s [...]
Pregnancy Diet Tip: Limit Junk Food
Friday, August 8th, 2008Aug. 15, 2007 — Eating lots of junk food during pregnancy or while
breastfeeding may make childhood obesity more likely, a new study suggests.
The pregnancy diet study was conducted in rats, not people. But the
researchers argue that their findings show that mothers may pass their junk
food diets on to their offspring and increase their?obesity.
The researchers included [...]
Call for More Down Syndrome Screening
Friday, August 8th, 2008Jan. 4, 2007 — With new, less-invasive ways to check for Down syndrome, screening for the genetic birth defect should now be offered to all pregnant women, regardless of age, says a leading obstetricians’ group.
Traditionally, pregnant women 35 and older at time of delivery have been considered at highest risk of giving birth to a [...]
Dreading the Terrible Twos? Dont Smoke, Mothers Warned
Friday, August 8th, 2008Dreading the ‘Terrible Twos’? Don’t Smoke, Mothers Warned By Amy Rothman Schonfeld, PhD
WebMD Medical News
April 13, 2000 (New York) — Women who smoke while pregnant are likely to end up with rebellious and impulsive toddlers, a new study shows. The findings, reported in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, add to the evidence [...]
Pregnancy: What They Never Told You
Friday, August 8th, 2008 Sure, you’ve
heard about morning sickness. You’ve probably heard the horror stories about
how first trimester morning sickness sometimes becomes
all-through-the-pregnancy-all-day-long sickness. And you might even be excited
about the prospect of a new bra size. (Hmm, could you really go from a 32A to a
34C?)
But what
about all those other symptoms of
pregnancy, the ones you [...]
Secondhand Smoke May Harm Fetus Like Smoking
Friday, August 8th, 2008July 27, 2005 — New research suggests that secondhand smoke exposure during pregnancy may be just as damaging to the unborn baby as the mother herself smoking during pregnancy.
Researchers pooled data from recent studies on genetic mutations in babies linked to tobacco- smoke exposure. They found the risk of genetic mutations associated with secondhand-smoke exposure [...]
FDA Fish Recommendations Challenged
Friday, August 8th, 2008Oct. 4, 2007 — A coalition of nutrition experts and groups, including
several federal agencies, on Thursday challenged government warnings that
pregnant women limit their fish consumption because of contamination.
The group is criticizing a March 2004 advisory from the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging young
children and also women who are nursing, [...]
Pregnant Women Dont Get Enough Exercise
Friday, August 8th, 2008Nov. 11, 2005 — Too many pregnant women may be taking their physical fitness for granted during their pregnancy, according to a new study.
Researchers found only one in six pregnant women is getting the recommended amount of exercise per week.
The results show that 16% of pregnant women get the recommended 30 or more minutes of [...]
